265 Quotes by Bear Bryant

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.

I tell young players who want to be coaches, who think they can put up with all the headaches and heartaches, can you live without it? If you can live without it, don't get in it.

Scout yourself. Have a buddy who coaches scout you.

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

Don't talk too much. Don't pop off. Don't talk after the game until you cool off.

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.

But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance. If you do, the rest falls into place. You have to have good assistants, and a lot of things, but first you have to have the chairman of the board.

Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.